India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Australia, chasing 307 to win, were 212 for four at the close of the fourth day of the first Test against Bangladesh
Bangladesh reduced Australia to 145 for six after piling up a score of 427 in their first innings
Set a target of 243, Australia chased down the total with 4.4 overs to spare in the tri-series opener that also involves New Zealand.
Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has dismissed any possibility Australia would suffer a hangover from their extraordinary one-day series loss to South Africa when the first Test starts on Thursday.
Australia levelled the five-match one-day international series against South Africa at 2-2 after a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory.
The Aussie wicketkeeper reached hundred off 57 balls in the third Ashes Test against England on Saturday.
Pakistan's captain disagrees with those who believe that Sachin Tendulkar is on the declines. 'He's good for another four-five years.'
The victory virtually guaranteed Australia a place in the series finals. They have 18 points, while Sri Lanka have nine and South Africa have eight.\n\n
The Australian wicketkeeper pleaded guilty to showing dissent during the VB series match against South Africa.
Adam Gilchrist was charged with a level one offence after he was seen having an argument with umpire Aleem Dar
Damien Martyn was named Test player for the year and Andrew Symonds the best one-day player.
England are second in the world Test rankings behind Australia, who have also won 11 out of their last 12 Tests.
A summary of the eight rounds in the IPL Players' Auction, held in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist believes Pakistan are an unpredictable team who should not to be taken lightly.
Australia's wicketkeeper, refreshed after a three-month break from the game, is keen to continue playing for his country beyond next year's World Cup.
The upcoming tri-series affords an opportunity to Sachin Tendulkar to make strides in the ICC rankings after falling out of the top 20.
Captain Adam Gilchrist said his team will guard against complacency on day 3 of the first Test.
Brad Hodge will replace Ricky Ponting on Australia's cricket tour of India while the captain recovers from a broken thumb.
Australia's most successful wicketkeeper-batsman of all-time, Adam Gilchrist, is the latest name to be added to the growing list of stars taking part in the MCC versus Rest of the World match at Lord's on July 5. Gilchrist will be reunited with former teammate Shane Warne in the Rest of the World line-up, which the spin legend will captain.
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Australian spin great Shane Warne on Monday picked his fierce rival Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman to bat in any conditions and called his former skipper Steve Waugh a match saver rather than a match-winner.
Australia beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first ODI
Adam Gilchrist helped Australia to 269 before their bowlers reduced Bangladesh to 124 for five in the second innings
Shahriar Nafees scored a maiden Test century as Bangladesh posted 355 for 5 on day 1 in the first Test against Australia.
Australian great Adam Gilchrist doesn't see himself being a full-time coach with the Indian team but is very much open to making an IPL comeback in whatever role possible. Gilchrist, who played his last IPL in 2013 when he also doubled up as the coach of Kings XI Punjab, said he has loved his experience in the world's most popular T20 league. "Coaching a team full-time is probably unlikely. I am not really seeing myself as a coach but may be some involvement down the track in the IPL," Gilchrist told PTI.
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His open style of leadership has fetched Australia 10 victories in 13 Tests he has led the team.
